Kelly Johnson

ATLANTA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies' free fall continued behind another short outing from their starting pitcher. Kevin Correia was knocked out of the game in the fourth inning as Philadelphia fell to the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday night for its sixth straight loss. Correia (0-3) allowed nine runs, matching his career high, and nine hits in 3 1-3 innings. "I think my stuff was just a little off," Correia said. "I was a little up on a couple pitches and when I did hit my spots, they still hit it hard. For whatever reason I just didn't have that little extra I needed." It was the 14th time in the last 18 games Philadelphia's starting...

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